equidistant

equi·dis·tant

adj \ˌē-kwə-ˈdis-tənt, ˌe-\

Definition of EQUIDISTANT

1

: equally distant <a location equidistant from two major cities>

2

: representing map distances true to scale in all directions

— equi·dis·tant·ly adverb

Examples of EQUIDISTANT

1. Points on a circle are equidistant from its center.
2. Montreal is roughly equidistant from New York, Boston, and Toronto.

Origin of EQUIDISTANT

Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin aequidistant-, aequidistans, from Latin aequi- + distant-, distans, present participle of distare to stand apart — more at distant

First Known Use: 1556

Rhymes with EQUIDISTANT

coexistent, inconsistent, inexistent, nonexistent, nonpersistent, nonresistant, preexistent, self-consistent, self-subsistent